The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-16

bristling editorials. from which we extract a
few pungent paragraphs. For instances:
with the crudeness of young ee-trade
disciple, his plain proposition is to subject
two million of our workmen to the5competi-
ton of foreigners who earn 60 cents by
twelve hours of. hard work. The message
shows want of historical knowledge and of
touch with our industrial life. q
And again: h
''Mr. Cleveland's message has forced the
issue. England is well pleased with the
message; the mugwumps we'll pleased
with it; the unreconstructed section of the
South is well pleased with it, and the out
and-out-free-trade Democrats, like Frank
Hurd, Carlisle and Morrison, have declared
themselves we'll pleased with it., The Repub-
licans, too. are well pleased with it. They
look on it in the light of a good campaign pa
per for their party in 1888
1.-THE Democratic politicians, however, are
i'll at ease over that same message. They
know that large majority of the people of
this country, particularly the wage earners,
are not in favor of free trade, and they know,
also, that unless they can command the votes
of this majority the Democratic party is
beaten.
What are the Democrats going to do about
It'll How are they TO get Themselves out OF
the hole in which Mr.. Cleveland has put
them?
f.Some of the Democratic papers, with
hardhood which the desperate situation of
their party will explain, though it cannot ex-
cuse, say that Mr.. Cleveland does not want
free trade. These papers evidently regard
the bulk of the American people as fools.
The New York Tablet. another leading ex-
ponent of Irish American sentiment, says:
President Clevelands message to the Fiji
tieth Congress, read in both houses of the
National Legislature last Tuesday, brought
joyful tidings to the free-traders in this
country and their allies and co-workers in
England.
"a grand pecan goes up from the anti-pro-
tectionist press of England. The fercely
anti-Irish Times fguratively throws up its
hat in the air, and exciaims: No message on
record is more remarkable for bold, out
spoken disclosure of "a novel policy. 1t Is
still more remarkable that Mr.. Cleveland has
the courage to confront the serried phalanx of
protectionists on the eve Of contest for the
presidency
'sThat ferocious hater of Ireland and all
things Irish, the Standard, after highly laud-
ing the message, says that 1T marks the revo-
lutionary starting point in the fiscal contro-
versies of the United States
That rabi6 Tory organ, the Chronicle,
declares that it is many years since such an
important and suggestive message has been
sent to Congress-
.'The Morning Post gleefully shouts that it
will strengthen the free-traders' case through
out the world
The Daily News says that the stone now
set rolling will not stop until the idol of
protection is broken in piecesv
'And other English papers, great and small,
echo the views Of the leading London dailies.
To President Cleveland belongs the unique
distinction of having indited the only presi-
Dental message that ever called forth the
applause of the English press of all shades Of
opinion"
The Irish American vote will not be cast
solidly in favor of Mr.. Cleveland's free trade
notions and free trade party.